Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-28
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LANCASTER. JANUARY q, 1857.
Nop.PolItIcal Municipal Movements.

\ The Philadelphia Democrats seem to be
having great deal Of difficulty in getting
together the non partisan municipal ticket
that an important sentiment In the city
calls for. With the solid Democratic party
- the foundation, It is reasonably believed
that sufficient addition can be made to its
vote to elect non. partisan ticket. Mr.. Jno.
Hunter, an old gentleman of severe aspect
and dre-proof morals, has been vigorously
attached to the position of receiver of taxes
through two terms, and has had an i'm
portant Republican clientage demand
ing that he should be retained for a
third. The Democratic leaders agreed to
~ It, and Mr.. Hunter was nominated
A1ter be had the prize, however, he drop
4 ~ e as though 1t was hot potato /; and
Aosays 1t was because he was not the
Il mnnnimous choice of the Democratic con.
yuntion. That may have been his reason
Il ~ The proceedings In the magistrates con.
S0t3on may have upset his calculations.
SS - + evident that he feared that he would
Dot get the sold Democratic vote, and he
5knoW that he needed 1t to be elected.
y 3 very likely that be was right. The
01mocratic workers cannot have a very
xeat Affection for him, as he has not been
Innoh friend Of theirs In office, having
o1yen them a minute proportion Of his
DatrcnAge. When he was chosen to his
z peesent term they stuck to him faithfully
md elected him, while their candidate for
Uayor was beaten, though he had made a
yegy good officer indeed. That time all
3s 3zs ~ Independent Republicans were not hot
enough for non-partisan municipal govern
INT TO vote for Democratic mayor; and
n 3 b altogether probable that this time all
~ Democrats would not have been ardent
Dongh in the cause to keep IL bis warm
1at the frigid Hunter.
The fact Is that non-political municipal
government is a very good thing but too
; good for the present degraded state OF the
\ political man.
The party machines and machinery that
y are In running order for state elections
q cannot rest from the city election. The
ongtneers want the city patronage to keep
rp their steam. They cannot restrain
naselves from the appropriation OF 8 fst
dlce that they think they can get, for any
nab reason as that the only need OF muni
o)pal Interests is that good men shall bt
ehcsen to Office. They are satisfied that
lhere 10 some mistake about that PROPOSE.
eBu, % they-knuw-t that their interests re.
quire that their men shallget the Offices :
s o1d they do not deem it reasonable that
Ne public interest should clash with
tAetrs; nor do they propose that 1t shall
8 I ~ sway with them.
And men are so constituted that they
"a generally follow their leaders where
eEg they go; and the saturatiou In polIti.
~ prejudice Of most of them is such that
hag would refrain from voting for, the best
b 1on alive If he was not of their party.
This feeling is delight to the political
4 manager who would be lost IL he did not
I've II to rely upon to retain his forces in
rnnk, while he carried away the plunder.
Ehere b no city In the country which is 80
r 1 Wol under the control OF richly rewarded
boeees IS Is Philadelphia and it is q difa-
eult field for the successful evolution OF
zncc.political municipal movements.